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Ted McGinley
ACTOR

Ted McGinley

Known for Family Guy · The Mentalist · Castle

Theodore Martin 'Ted' McGinley (born May 30, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television sitcom Married... with Children, and as Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. He was a late regular on Happy Days, Dynasty and The Love Boat and is known for playing the villainous role of Stan Gable in the film Revenge of the Nerds and in several made-for-television sequels. He has been…

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Born
May 30, 1958
Birthplace
Newport Beach, California, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Theodore Martin 'Ted' McGinley (born May 30, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television sitcom Married... with Children, and as Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. He was a late regular on Happy Days, Dynasty and The Love Boat and is known for playing the villainous role of Stan Gable in the film Revenge of the Nerds and in several made-for-television sequels.

He has been married to actress Gigi Rice since 1991.

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Known For

TVFamily Guy
Family Guy(voice) · 1999
★ 7.4
TVThe Mentalist
The MentalistEd Hunt · 2008
★ 8.4
TVCastle
CastleBrock Harmon · 2009
★ 8.0
TVHawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0FBI Special Agent Sam Collins · 2010
★ 7.7
TVMad Men
Mad MenMel · 2007
★ 8.1
TVMarried... with Children
Married... with ChildrenJefferson D'Arcy · 1987
★ 7.7
TVWizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly PlaceSuperintendent Clanton · 2007
★ 8.6
TVPsych
PsychRandy Labayda · 2006
★ 7.9

Filmography

Movies

ValentineJogger
1979
Young Doctors in LoveDr. Bucky DeVol
1982
Herndon
1983
Making of a Male ModelGary Angelo
1983
Revenge of the NerdsStan Gable
1984
Physical EvidenceKyle
1989
Troop Beverly HillsSelf
1989
Troop Beverly HillsTed McGinley
1989
Blue TornadoPhilip
1991
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next GenerationStan Gable
1992
Space CaseBiff
1992
LindaBrandon 'Jeff' Jeffries
1993
Wayne's World 2Mr. Scream
1993
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in LoveStan Gable
1994
Wild JusticeAubrey Billings
1994
Tails You Live, Heads You're DeadJeff Quint
1995
Deadly WebPeter Lawrence
1996
Every Mother's Worst FearScanman
1998
Major League: Back to the MinorsLeonard Huff
1998
DickRoderick
1999
Follow Your HeartJames Allen Bailey
1999
Hard Time: Hostage HotelFBI Agent Hopkins
1999
The Big TeaseJohnny Darjerling
1999
DaybreakDillon Johansen
2000
Face the MusicMarcus
2000
CahootsBrad
2001
Pearl HarborArmy Corps Major
2001
Frozen ImpactDan Blanchard
2003
Married... with Children ReunionSelf
2003
NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323Reese Faulkner
2004
Walt Disney World Christmas Day ParadeSelf
2004
The NoteKingston Danville
2007
EavesdropGrant
2008
The Note II: Taking a Chance on LoveKingston Danville
2009
Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake MonsterUncle Thorny
2010
Christmas with a Capital CDan Reed
2011
Imaginary FriendOfficer Cameron
2012
Notes from the Heart HealerKingston Danville
2012
A Mother's RageStan
2013
Bad BehaviorBruce
2013
RedeemedPaul
2014
Rescuing MadisonDouglas
2014
Do You Believe?Matthew
2015
The BridgeCharlie Barton
2015
Underdog KidsMr. Hershfeld
2015
Expendable Assets
2016
The Bridge Part 2Charlie Barton
2016
Area of ConflictCarter
2017
Happily Never AfterGene
2017
The LandlordRobert J. Farnsworth
2017
The OutcastsPrincipal Whitmore
2017
A-X-LGeorge Fontaine
2018
God's Not Dead: A Light in DarknessThomas Ellsworth
2018
Christmas ReservationsDuffy Johnson
2019
Silent ThunderMarshal Spencer Sunday
2024
The Engagement PlanEd Jones
2024
Blowin' SmokeLuke Parsons
2025
Blowin' SmokeProducer
2025

Television

Happy DaysRoger Phillips · 47 eps
1974
The Love BoatAshley Covington Evans · 56 eps
1977
The Love BoatHenry Harper · 1 eps
1977
DynastyClay Fallmont · 50 eps
1981
Hotel3 eps
1982
Married... with ChildrenJefferson D'Arcy · 165 eps
1987
Married... with ChildrenNorman Jablonsky · 1 eps
1987
B.L. Stryker1 eps
1989
B.L. StrykerMitch Slade · 1 eps
1989
Dream OnChad Spencer · 1 eps
1990
Baby Talk1 eps
1991
The John Larroquette ShowKarl Reese · 3 eps
1993
The PracticeMichael Hale · 1 eps
1997
Sports NightGordon · 8 eps
1998
Family Guy(voice) · 1 eps
1999
Family GuyHelicopter Rental Agent (voice) · 1 eps
1999
The West WingMark Gottfried · 3 eps
1999
Justice LeagueTom Turbine (voice) · 2 eps
2001
Justice LeagueBurns (voice) · 1 eps
2001
Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central)Ted Wayne Giblen · 1 eps
2002
CL
Charlie LawrenceGraydon Cord · 7 eps
2003
Hope & FaithCharley Shanowski · 73 eps
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 1 eps
2003
RT
Retrosexual: The '80s(archive footage) · 5 eps
2004
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 3 eps
2005
'Til DeathWebby · 1 eps
2006
PsychRandy Labayda · 1 eps
2006
Mad MenMel · 1 eps
2007
Wizards of Waverly PlaceSuperintendent Clanton · 1 eps
2007
Batman: The Brave and the BoldAquaman 2 (voice) · 1 eps
2008
The MentalistEd Hunt · 1 eps
2008
CastleBrock Harmon · 1 eps
2009
Hawaii Five-0FBI Special Agent Sam Collins · 1 eps
2010
Melissa & Joey1 eps
2010
Breaking InLarry · 1 eps
2011
MomDr. Berenson · 1 eps
2013
No Good NickSam · 8 eps
2019
Keeping Up with the JonesesWebb Devereux · 7 eps
2021
PlatonicJohnny Rev · 1 eps
2023
ShrinkingDerek · 32 eps
2023
The BaxtersJohn Baxter · 34 eps
2024

Photos

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